ambivalently
adverb
ambivalently is spelled A-M-B-I-V-A-L-E-N-T-L-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, ambivalently means “In an ambivalent manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ambivalently?
| Letters | 12: A-M-B-I-V-A-L-E-N-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ambivalently?
Ambivalently appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of ambivalently
- more ambivalently comparative
- most ambivalently superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ambivalently mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an ambivalent manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ambivalently in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an ambivalent manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | ambivalentemente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does ambivalently come from?
From ambivalent + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).